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Frequency

2000

Gregory Hoblit

Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel, André Braugher, Elizabeth Mitchell ...

6.4

28,907

Fantasy. Thriller On October 12, 1969, an out-of-control Bruxton fire took the life of John Sullivan's father Frank (Quaid), a heroic firefighter. As John grew up, not a day went by that he didn't dream of being able to stop the tragedy of that fateful day. Now in the 90s, John (Caviezel) is a cop who remains haunted by anger and loneliness. One day before the anniversary of his father's death, in the midst of the spectacular storm known as the aurora ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"There may be holes and inconsistencies in the plot (...) and I don't much care, anyway, because the underlying idea is so appealing (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Colin Kennedy Empire	"For the most part, this is a pretty original concoction, spiked with mind bending pseudo-science as well as tear-jerking emotional gravitas. Just don't mention the ending (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly	"[It] may be the first time travel fantasy to move grown fellows with 401(k) accounts to tears."	POS
United States	Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader	"[A] very good SF drama"	POS
United States	Jack Mathews New York Daily News	"One of the most skillful, mesmerizing, tense and satisfying time-warp thrillers ever made"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"An oddly schizophrenic fantasy thriller that ultimately succumbs to a fatal case of sentimentality."	NEU
United States	Rene Rodriguez Miami Herald	"A very complicated movie. It is also pretty wonderful."	POS
United States	Lou Lumenick New York Post	"Had me watching through misty eyes, at least for the first half."	POS
United States	Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle	"A fairly wonderful movie about fathers and sons and the mystery of time"	POS
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"After keeping its balance over much treacherous terrain, greedily overreaches and stumbles badly at the close"	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	The time shifting raises questions the movie never answers, but it's hard not to enjoy the ride.	POS
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"What makes Frequency work despite is shamelessness is the surreal aura that imbues almost every scene with a sense of heightened feeling"	POS

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